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[[Allahabad]] is home to some richly ornate and historically significant churches. As of 2012, the city has at least 14 churches that pay tribute to colonial, neo-colonial, Indian, Roman, Greek and modern architectural designs.<ref name=TH2012>{{cite news |author= |title=The bells chime alongside |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/the-bells-chime-alongside/article3844864.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=New Delhi |date=1 September 2012 |accessdate=28 December 2014 }}</ref> Most of the notable churches, cathedrals and chapels in the city were built after 1840,<ref name=toi2013>{{cite news |title=Lecture on churches of Allahabad
|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-03/allahabad/36130202_1_taboot-procession-churches-dariyabad=The |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130906105211/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-03/allahabad/36130202_1_taboot-procession-churches-dariyabad=The |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]
|date=3 January 2013 }}</ref> many of which are built in the east-west direction with only a few exceptions.<ref name=TH2012/>

==List==
* '''Allahabad Pentecostal Church''' - Built of stones and red bricks in 1840, it was the first church in the city to be built on a rented property.<ref name=TH2012/>
* '''[[All Saints Cathedral, Allahabad|All Saints' Cathedral]]''' - Built in 1871 AD by British architect Sir [[William Emerson (British architect)|William Emerson]], it is a noted [[Anglican]] [[Cathedral]] located in [[Allahabad]].<ref>{{cite news |title=An array of city's glorious past at Magh Mela|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-16/allahabad/28551507_1_allahabad-railway-railway-lines-sanskriti-express |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108121414/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-16/allahabad/28551507_1_allahabad-railway-railway-lines-sanskriti-express |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 January 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 February 2011 }}</ref> It is an example of 13th-century [[Gothic style]]. The Cathedral also houses many [[Commemorative plaque|plaques]] which depict the death of different British nationals for a variety of reasons during their rule in India.<ref name=toi2001>{{cite news |title=All Saints Cathedral celebrates 130th Anniversary today | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/All-Saints-Cathedral-celebrates-130th-Anniversary-today/articleshow/1388861542.cms | newspaper=The Times of India |date=31 October 2001 | accessdate=7 February 2019 }}</ref>

* '''Chowk Church''' - Chowk church was established in 1840.<ref name=toi2013/>
* '''Holy Trinity Church''' - Built in 1839<ref name=toi2013/> by Lieutenant Sharp is the second oldest church in Allahabad (after Union Church, built in 1818).<ref name=toi35dec2012>{{cite news |title=THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, ALLAHABAD|url=http://hindustantimes.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx |publisher=Hindustan Times (Lucknow) |date=25 December 2012 }}</ref> It was designed by Major Smith in [[English Gothic architecture|Colonial Gothic architecture]] and stands on eight pillars, each measuring 125 feet by 70 feet. It is modeled on the [[St Martin-in-the-Fields|church of St Martin-in-the-Fields]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture, Volume 3|author=Jonathan M. Bloom, Sheila Blai|publisher=Oxford University Press|year= 2009|isbn=978-8125013839 |page=57 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=un4WcfEASZwC&q=holy+trinity+church+allahabad&pg=PA57 }}</ref> The church was consecrated by Bishop [[Daniel Wilson (bishop)|Daniel Wilson]] on 19 February 1841.<ref name=toi35dec2012/> The church stands on eight pillars, each measuring 125 feet by 70 feet. The building also stores memorials from the [[Gwalior Campaign]] and the [[Sepoy Mutiny of 1857]].<ref name=TH2012/>
* '''Methodist Church''' - Also known as ''Lal Girja'' for its red brick structure, the church is built in Indo-Roman style.<ref name=TH2012/>
* '''St. John's Church'''
* '''[[St. Joseph's Cathedral, Allahabad|St. Joseph's Cathedral]]''' - St. Joseph's Cathedral is the [[cathedral]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad]], in [[Allahabad]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.easternuptourism.com/St.-Joseph-Cathedral.jsp |title=St. Joseph's Cathedral |author= |website=easternuptourism.com |accessdate=11 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315142043/http://www.easternuptourism.com/St.-Joseph-Cathedral.jsp |archivedate=15 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dioceseofallahabad.org/Default.aspx |title=Diocese of Allahabad |author= |date= |website=dioceseofallahabad.org |publisher= |accessdate=11 September 2013}}</ref> Built in 1879, the cathedral represents a fine example of [[Architecture of Italy|Italian architecture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allahabadinfo.com/church.html |title=Churches in Allahabad |author= |date= |website=allahabadinfo.com |publisher= |accessdate=11 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/asia/1538.htm |title=St. Joseph's Cathedral |author= |date= |website=gcatholic.org |publisher= |accessdate=11 September 2013}}</ref> It is said that the craftsmen and materials were brought from Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dentotourism.net/ot14.htm |title=St. Joseph Cathedral |author= |date= |website=dentotourism.net |publisher= |accessdate=11 September 2013}}</ref>
* '''St. Patrick's Church''' - Built in 1907, it is a Roman Catholic church.<ref name=toi2013/>
* '''St. Paul's Church''' - Constructed in 1856, the church served as a school till 1881, when it was granted the status of a church by England. It has eight pillars in its [[facade]] and a high roof of stone slabs with a tin shed and wooden pillars under an iron net.<ref name=TH2012/>
* '''St. Peter's Church''' - St. Peter's Church was established in 1842.<ref name=toi2013/>
* '''St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church''' - Consecrated on 8 February 1889 by then Bishop of Calcutta [[Ralph Johnson (bishop)|Ralph Johnson]] and built by [[Horace Barnet]], the church, in 1897 was dedicated to [[Queen Victoria]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Marvel of British military engineering|url=http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx |publisher=Hindustan Times (Lucknow) |date=21 December 2012 }}</ref>
* '''Union Church''' - Built in 1818, in Civil Lines, ''this'' is the oldest church in Allahabad. "Union Churches" were built all around India during British colonial times, initially for British officers to use. Nowadays, it is the home of "Yeshu Darbar North" - the first branch church of Allahabad's "Yeshu Darbar" in Naini.
* '''Yeshu Darbar''' - In 2001, a small Bible study became a large, open-air meeting held weekly in Naini, Allahabad (just south of the Yamuna). Thousands attend services every week, some coming from the villages on Friday, staying for Saturday and Sunday services, and heading back to the villages on Monday. Large emphasis on healing ministry. Congregation found on the SHUATS campus ("Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology, & Sciences," commonly simply called "Agricultural Institute"); website at https://web.archive.org/web/20160331052721/http://shiats.edu.in/yDarbar/yDarbar.asp

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[[Category:Lists of buildings and structures in Uttar Pradesh]]
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